FLOOD11751

• County: Statewide
• Basin: Statewide
• Title: Floods in Colorado
• Date: 1/1/1948
• Floodplain - Doc Type: Educational/Technical/Reference Information

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CONTENTS

Abstract. U h _ _ _ n U _ _ n _ _ _ n __
Introduction__ _ n _ _ _ _ n _ _ n __ ___
Acknowledgmcnts_ _ _ __ _ h _n h__
Previous flood investigationsn _ _ _ _ h __
Geological Survey _ _n __ _ _ _ __ _n_
State Engineer of Colorado__n _ n _ _ __ _ _ n _ n _ _ _ _ _ _ _ n _ _ _ _ n n n_
City of Dcnver____h____h___n_

Occurrence of
Topographic zones____ __ U _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ __ __ _ ___ _ ___ n _ _ __ _ _ _ __
Influcnce of topography on precipitation _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ n _ _ _ __
Areas subject to floods_ nn ___ _ _ ____ _ _n ____ __n -'_ __ __ __ _n _n_
Methods of measuring floods___n______n____________un_____h_h_
Meteorologic conditions causing major floods____ h _ _ _ n _ _ h -' _ _ _ n _ _n_
1844_ '

floods ~ h ___

June 1864_________________________________
May 21-23, 1876_______n_n_n_n_________

June 1884____________________________________________________
May 29-June 1, 1894. -----_h____n___h___h__h__________h_
September 3-6, 1909~ __ _ __ _ _ n _ _ _ _ __ __ __ _ n__ n _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ u _ _ __
October 4-6, 1911_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
June 2-7, 1921_____ _ _ _ _ __ _ __ ___ __ __ _ _ _____ _ ______ __ _ _ __ _ _ __ _ __

Cloudbursts__________________________________________________
Prec.ipitation rccords___ _______ __ __ ______ _ _ _ _ __ _ ______ ___ ___

Majorfloods______________________________________________________
South Platte River____________________________________________
Bear Creek______________________________________________~

Clear Creek______________________________________________
St. Vrain Creek~ _ _'_ __ _ _ __ ____ _ ___ ____ _ _ ____ _ _ __ __ __ _______
Lefthand, Creek _ _ _, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ~ _ __
Boulder Creek_ _ _ _ __ _ __ _ _ _ _ __'_ ___ _ _ ___ ___ _ __ _ _ _ __ __ _ __
South Boulder Creek_ _ _ _ __ _ _ __ _ _h_ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ ____ __
Thompson River______~___________________________________
Buckhorn Creek____~~----------------------__________~
Cache la Poudre River _ __ ___ _ _ __ __ _ ___ _ _ _ ___ _ __ _ _. _'__ ~ h ___

Cherry Creek_____________________________________________
Kiowa and Bijou Creeks______n_____h__h____u_______n_
Republican River - - - - - -_ - n - - __ __ - h no. -___o. _ ____ _ C _ _ __ u_u
Arkansas River___~______________________________________~____

Grape Creek______________________________________________
'Vilson Creek_ _ _ _ _ _ o. u ~ _ __ _. n _ h _ _ __ _ __ _ u _ _'_ _ _ _ _. _ _ _ _ __

Fountain Cre~k_ _ _ ___ _ ~ n _ _ _ _'_ _ ___ _ _ _ ~ _ ~ __ _ _ _ _ ___ _ _'__ __ ___
Comparison of floods___~____ __ _ hn._ h _ ___ h__n_ _hn

Templeton Gap - - - - __ - ~. _ - - _ n _ _ _ _ _ _" _ _ _ _ _ _ o. _ _ _ '- h-eU

Hogans Gulch _ _ _ _ _________ _ ____ __ _. _. _ _ _ _ ___ .__~_____
St. Charles River __n _ _ _n _ _ _ u_ n_ _ h _. _ n. _ _ _ _ _ _ __..: _ _'_ _ __
Chico Greek______~___________~_____________________~_____

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